Strong earthquake hits central Indonesia

September 04, 2012 02:05 am | Updated 02:05 am IST - JAKARTA

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has hit parts of Java island and the tourist resort of Bali, but there are no immediate reports of damages or casualties.

Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the earthquake that struck at 1.23 a.m. on Tuesday (11.53 p.m. IST, Monday) was centred beneath the Indian Ocean, but has no potential to trigger tsunami.

It was centred about 300 km southwest of Banyuangi town on the eastern end of Java, with a depth of 10 km.

Setio Aji, an agency’s official said the earthquake was strongly felt in Bali, while residents in some East Java cities told El Shinta radio they were awakened by the tremor.

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